nun parties with teens

It occurred to me that for the first time, I went to a techno party at two and a half times the minimum age. It is to laugh. The capsule review:

• Sublo - not bad for breakbeats, but I can't handle large doses of them.
• DJ Bolivia - techie house from a nice guy. Aw, yeah.
• Rob Peppertree - reminds me unpleasantly of Jerry Abstract. I blame this guy for driving people away, even if he did improve toward the end of his set.
• Novatron - funky downtempo with live instruments. These two actually made me dance to downtempo, which is no mean feat.

Truthfully answered awkward questions about my transition from a teenage lesbian who digs trannies.

There was a refreshing dearth of stoned people, even if I did get approached. I'm hardly a straight edger, but I don't want public venues to go away as has happened so many times.

Thought impure thoughts about girls not much older than my son. Gyah!

ETA: Wait a minute! I was 2.5x the minimum age for the most recent Science Center party too. I just didn't notice because the teens didn't actually interact with me.

gettin' hippy on yo' ass

What do nuns do when the weather turns warm & sunny? They dry clothes outdoors, of course. My drying racks, Righteous and Smugly, both did their thing on the deck in just a few hours yesterday.

In that vein, the whole Abbey just went down to the Green Festival at the convention center. It was quite the sardine scene, with a (to me) worryingly large majority of booths promoting consumer products, many of which nobody really needs. Coolest thing I saw personally: laminated bamboo housewares like dustpans & brooms. Coolest thing I missed because I was eating soy ice cream with m'boy: Nibs, who was hunting story ideas & markets, tried to get close to the Puget Sound Solar and Seattle Electric Car Company booths, but people were packed seven deep around them. It's good to see that the visitors had their priorities right, even if the exhibitors didn't necessarily.